JPH0718646Y2 - Goods sorting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an article sorting apparatus for placing articles on a carrier truck and transferring the articles to a destination or other categories, and articles falling in a conveyor line or articles. Voucher affixed to
The present invention relates to an article sorting device that allows stamps, stamps, and the like to be easily viewed and removed from the outside of a transport line.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in an article sorting apparatus that sorts articles such as parcels and letters into destinations and other categories, an endless delivery line provided with a plurality of linear motors is provided, and the delivery line and the sorting line are provided at arbitrary points of this delivery line. Install the division line and the reaction plate vertically.
A large number of traveling carriages equipped with trays are connected to each other so that they can be moved along a transport line (for example,
See JP-A-57-137218, JP-A-60-41584, and JP-A-63-165218).

[Problems to be solved by the device]

By the way, in the above apparatus, the carrier truck is driven by a linear motor arranged on the carrier line.
There are cases where the article itself transferred onto the transport vehicle or the slips, stamps, stamps, etc. attached to the article are peeled off and fall into the transport line.

Conventionally, this transfer line was completely covered, was not visible from the outside, and it was difficult to collect articles and the like that had fallen into the transfer line.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an article sorting apparatus which allows an article or the like that has fallen into a transportation line to be visually recognized from the outside and to be easily collected.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an article sorting apparatus comprising a transport line having a plurality of linear motors and a plurality of transport carts provided with a reaction plate vertically running along the transport line. The gist is that the side of the transfer line where the linear motor and the reaction plate are located is covered with a removable transparent side plate.

〔Example〕

 The present invention will be described below based on the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the article sorting apparatus, which is a transport line 1
Has a loop shape, but the shape is not limited to this.

The transport line 1 in the form of a loop supports the lower part of the traveling rail 1a on a pedestal 1b arranged at a required interval, and bends and inclines the traveling rail 1a at both ends 1X, and other parts. Are horizontal straight roads 1Y and 1Z, and these straight roads 1Y and 1Z are arranged so that they are parallel to each other vertically.
a forms a loop as a whole. And, in the upper straight road 1Y and the lower straight road 1Z, a large number of sorting chutes 2a, 2b ..... 2n are arranged adjacently on one side or both sides thereof, and a part of the straight roads 1Y, 1Z or a curved road. 1X
At the position where the articles to be sorted are transferred onto the tray of the traveling carriage, the transfer conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c ...
In addition to the above arrangement, a plurality of traveling carriages 3, 3 ... Are disposed along the entire length of the loop-shaped transfer line 1, and the adjacent traveling carriages 3, 3 are swingably connected to each other. Then, all traveling carriages are configured to travel at the same time. The traveling carriage 3 is traveled by several linear meters 6 arranged at one end side of the transfer line 1, for example, at the end opposite to the transfer conveyor, with an appropriate interval. At 6, a large number of traveling carriages mounted on the transfer line 1 are simultaneously driven. Two or three linear motors 6 are provided at the end of the straight road 1Z so as to push up the curved road where the traveling carriage of the transfer line is in the ascending direction. 2 to 3 units are arranged at the end of the upper straight path 1Y so that

Further, in order to drive the traveling carriage more efficiently by the linear motor 6, as shown in FIG.
The linear motors 6 are arranged so as to face both side surfaces of the reaction plate 31 that is vertically installed on the lower surface of the reaction plate 31. The linear motors 6 that make up a set of two units simultaneously apply thrust from both side surfaces of the reaction plate 31. To do so. The linear motor 6 is fixed to the frame of the transfer line.

The traveling carriage 3 is shown in detail in FIGS. 1 to 3. This traveling trolley 3 is an upper unit 3A mainly for loading and unloading.
And a lower unit that mainly connects the traveling and the bogie
It is divided into 3B and. At the center of the lower part of the lower unit 3B of the carriage 3, a reaction plate 31 is hung vertically along the traveling direction of the carriage, and one of the front and rear (rear side in the figure) of one of the front and rear of the main body 30 of the traveling direction. Boss portions 32a, 32a, 32a are respectively provided in a protruding manner, and one shaft 33 is vertically penetrated and supported between the boss portions 32a, 32a facing the upper and lower central portions of the rear side of the traveling carriage. The bogie bogie frame 34 is supported by 33 so as to be swingable in the left-right direction, and the other boss portion 32b is also supported with horizontal rollers 35, 35 facing each other on both sides thereof. Reference numeral 35 is adapted to abut on the inner surface of the traveling rails 1a, 1a arranged in parallel.

The bogie bogie frame 34 has a U shape when seen in a plan view, and a boss portion 34a provided with a bearing 34d is projectingly provided at a central portion thereof.
Is rotatably supported by a shaft 33, and the traveling wheels 36, 36 are supported by the left and right frame pieces projecting from the boss portion on both sides so as to face each other, and the traveling wheels 36, 36 are supported by the traveling rail 1a. , 1a is rotatably mounted on the carriage to support the load of the traveling carriage.

A spherical bearing 37 is provided as an automatic centering device between the opposing frame pieces of the U-shaped bogie bogie frame 34 and at a position directly below the boss, and the spherical bearing 37 penetrates through the shaft 33. And the connecting rod 38 protruding from the spherical bearing 37 is fixed to a part of the traveling carriage in the forward direction. The connecting rod 38 is in the shape of a bolt, and the tip of the rod is inserted into a part of the traveling carriage in the front direction, and the connecting rod 38 is adjustablely supported between the front and rear traveling carriages connected by a fixing nut 39.

In this way, the tray support bracket 42 is provided on the upper part of each traveling carriage which is provided with a bogie bogie frame at the connecting portion between the bogie bodies coupled to the front and rear so that the traveling body can be traveled in the curved line portion with a reduced traveling resistance. A hinge 45 is provided on the shaft 43 supported by
A tray 44 having a V-shape or the like is provided so as to be swingable and tiltable via the hinge 45 or directly on the shaft 43. The lower end of the bracket 42 of the tray 44 is brought into contact with a support roller 46 movably provided on the carriage main body 30, and the bracket 42 is abutted and supported by the support roller 46, thereby preventing the tray 44 from tilting. . The support roller 46 is rotatably supported by the trolley body 30, a restoring spring is attached to the support shaft of the support roller 46, and a lever 47 is provided at the shaft end of the support roller 46. By pressing, the supporting roller 46 is tilted via the roller supporting shaft, and when the supporting roller 46 is tilted, the contact with the bracket 42 is released, and the tray 44 is allowed to freely tilt. At this time, a shock absorber 48 for abutting and supporting the back surface of the tray is provided on the carriage main body 30 so as to stop at a predetermined angle when the tray is tilted.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2 and the like, the transfer line 1 has a pedestal 1b.
Arrange the traveling rail mount 1c at each required interval of the line,
The traveling rails 1a, 1a are mounted on the mounting base 1c so as to face each other. Then, between the adjacent mounting bases 1c, 1c, the side plates 1d, 1 are formed so as to cover the outer surfaces of the traveling rails facing each other.
d is provided, and the side plate 1d is detachably attached to the mounting base 1c with the bolt 1e, and the bottom plate 1f is also mounted on the lower surface side of the mounting base 1c so as to cover the outer side and bottom surface of the traveling rail 1a. The side plate 1d is made of a transparent synthetic resin such as acrylic or vinyl chloride so that the inside of the transfer line 1 can be easily visually recognized from the outside.

By covering the outer side of the traveling rail 1a with the transparent side plates 1d and 1d and the lower surface with the bottom plate 1f, the articles dropped in the transport line 1 and slips / stamps / certificates attached to the articles can be protected. The article or the like can be removed by visually recognizing it from the outside of the transfer line and removing the side plate 1d. Further, it is possible to prevent the articles and the like that have fallen into the transport line 1 from being scattered.

[Effect of device]

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that articles and the like that have fallen into the transportation line can be visually recognized from the outside and that they can be easily collected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an article sorting apparatus showing the entire transport line. 1 is a transfer line, 1a is a running rail, 1b is a mount, 1c is a mounting base, 1d is a side plate, 3 is a transfer carriage, and 6 is a linear motor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An article sorting apparatus comprising a conveyor line having a plurality of linear motors arranged therein and a plurality of conveyor carts provided with a reaction plate vertically traveling along the conveyor lines, wherein the linear motor and the reaction plate are provided. The article sorting apparatus characterized in that the side of the transport line on which is located is covered with a removable transparent side plate.